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260. Bardhaman Dakshin

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West Bengal · West Bengal Assembly Election, 2016

WB-BARDHAMAN-DAKSHIN

AITC 47.3%won by 15.2%CPM 32.2%

What changed here

Derived

All India Trinamool Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 19.8% to 15.2%.

  • Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 10.4% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
  • Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 79.5% between them, down from 95.6% — the field split more ways.
  • TurnoutTurnout fell 6.0% to 80.5%.

Written from the constituency figures by a fixed set of rules — no language model.

Electorate
2,41,146
Turnout
80.5%
Valid votes
1,94,096
Margin
29,438
15.17%

Since 2011

Derived
Winner then
AITC
Winner now
AITC
AITCCPM swing
−4.6%
AITC share
57.7% 47.3%
CPM share
37.9% 32.2%
Turnout
86.5% 80.5%